“Smart and reckless often go together and there is something to be said for dumb luck.”
Without dumb luck Pak doubted any of the three of them would still be here. Aishe could have been a snack and she and Kem should have starved to death or stumbled into the sun or met some other untimely end. No, one should never under estimated the roll of dumb luck.
Taking a final drag of her clover she stubbed it out but kept the butt where it could be easily retrieved. She wasn’t about to be a litterbug of a houseguest. She also waved off the offer of cherries, their flavor wouldn’t go well with the after taste of her cigarette.
Pak honestly didn’t think she’d –ever- manage to follow Aishe’s advice. Maybe it was her own stubborn streak, or maybe it was just she had no patience at all. She’d try a for now though.
“I still think that is beyond cheating. I’m not sure what it is but its not cheating.”
Perhaps it was very fair play. It was something to be considered. But whatever it may be Pak didn’t for a second believe that Aishe would ever come across as anything but smart and patient. Maybe not to the extent she did with Kem, but the talent was there and that wouldn’t change.
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors (PM for invite please)
Pak loved her 'Lil Bird. She'd made Kem help her get the hard top off and stored because it was an extremely nice night out. She wished it was a full moon, but you couldn't have everything. She swung the car easily down the streets now torn between enjoying herself and sulking. Either the drive or the company was perking her up and she wasn't sure which. She also wasn't convinced she wanted to be, or even deserved to be, perked up.
"Are you ever going to get a new car?"Â?
She did feel a hair bad about his BMW but it had been a life or death situation. And as bad as she felt about his car she was grateful it wasn't hers. How the hell did one replace a car like this. Especially one that had only one owner from new.
Knowing Kem had no car she pulled into his driveway; at least she wasn't blocking any one. She wasn't sure what the hell he intended and she didn't care either. She'd put in her hours tonight and if IT needed her they could get her.
Scanning up and down the street she ask.
"Which one?"Â?
As she got out of the car and started to put the top back on so she could lock it. Not that she was paranoid or anything. But if this car got stolen, it would be bad.
Pakpao
16 years ago
Aishe
16 years ago
Aishe smiled once again. "Yes, definitely some recklessness, but I reserve the right to blame some of that on Kem. It wasn't easy having someone else's feelings in my head and not knowing whose they were or why they were even there. Hopefully there will be no more recklessness and our lives will be good and boring."
That was said with an air of wistfulness. Aishe didn't truly believe any of their lives would ever be boring. It was the nature of their existence. She pushed aside thoughts of werewolves for the time being. The idea made her shiver.
Pak stubbornly insisted being bonded was not cheating, so Aishe decided to be gracious about it. "Okay, maybe it's more like - having an inside line. Not quite cheating."
She shook her head. "If you care about it enough, you'll get there. And I know you care enough, no matter how much you try to hide it."
Her eyes twinkled at Pak as she said it. Gruff as Pak might try to come across, she obviously loved her big brother.
That was said with an air of wistfulness. Aishe didn't truly believe any of their lives would ever be boring. It was the nature of their existence. She pushed aside thoughts of werewolves for the time being. The idea made her shiver.
Pak stubbornly insisted being bonded was not cheating, so Aishe decided to be gracious about it. "Okay, maybe it's more like - having an inside line. Not quite cheating."
She shook her head. "If you care about it enough, you'll get there. And I know you care enough, no matter how much you try to hide it."
Her eyes twinkled at Pak as she said it. Gruff as Pak might try to come across, she obviously loved her big brother.
Pakpao
16 years ago
Now –that- Pak could have a great deal of sympathy for. There were days she couldn’t stand to be in her head, god only knew what it was like having someone else in your head. Especially given the moods Kem could find. Although he seemed to be avoiding those moods lately, well aside from this lovely terse surliness he’d developed since trying to run clan business and the archives.
“I’ll drink that that. Here’s to at least several decades of boring.”
Wasn’t gonna happen, not in a million years, but she could dream, wish, hope. It just didn’t seem likely, but it would be nice. Just ten or twenty, maybe thirty years; after that she’d go looking for trouble.
Pak ‘harrumphed’ at Aishe.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’ll probably snap and yell once in a while, but I can try and keep it to a minimum.”
“I’ll drink that that. Here’s to at least several decades of boring.”
Wasn’t gonna happen, not in a million years, but she could dream, wish, hope. It just didn’t seem likely, but it would be nice. Just ten or twenty, maybe thirty years; after that she’d go looking for trouble.
Pak ‘harrumphed’ at Aishe.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’ll probably snap and yell once in a while, but I can try and keep it to a minimum.”
Aishe
16 years ago
Aishe raised her glass to a few decades of "boring" along with Pak. There was nothing wrong with hoping, after all. She had gotten by for several years on hope alone, and it had served her well enough.
"You're doing very well already. You and Kem didn't seem to be arguing at all when you got here. And you haven't yelled once!"
Aishe was still amused to know Kem had even argued with Pak. It was a sign of stress, sure, but that didn't necessarily worry her. Like she'd told Pak, she knew Kem would come about in his own time. If he'd had the presence of mind to try and get Pak into a better mood, then he must have realized there was something wrong on either his end or hers. She thought perhaps Pak was feeling slightly lonesome; she knew they were always visiting and emailing back and forth at Meridian and of late, Kem had been careful to divide his time between the two of them. Now that he was trying to handle more, Aishe barely saw him either. She wasn't exactly lonesome, but she did miss him.
It was enough on that topic, however. She and Pak were getting to be good friends, but Aishe doubted Pak would admit anything more than she already had to Aishe, insofar as her emotions anyway. Instead she leaned forward on the counter, resting her elbows on the cool granite.
"So tell me more about Reign," she said. "Do you know anything, in particular, about her boyfriend Bastian?"
Pak hadn't seemed to recognize his name, but Aishe figured it couldn't hurt to ask. She knew he was covering something up and she and Kem both had a pretty decent idea what that something was. They hadn't asked outright and Aishe was halfway wishing they had.
"You're doing very well already. You and Kem didn't seem to be arguing at all when you got here. And you haven't yelled once!"
Aishe was still amused to know Kem had even argued with Pak. It was a sign of stress, sure, but that didn't necessarily worry her. Like she'd told Pak, she knew Kem would come about in his own time. If he'd had the presence of mind to try and get Pak into a better mood, then he must have realized there was something wrong on either his end or hers. She thought perhaps Pak was feeling slightly lonesome; she knew they were always visiting and emailing back and forth at Meridian and of late, Kem had been careful to divide his time between the two of them. Now that he was trying to handle more, Aishe barely saw him either. She wasn't exactly lonesome, but she did miss him.
It was enough on that topic, however. She and Pak were getting to be good friends, but Aishe doubted Pak would admit anything more than she already had to Aishe, insofar as her emotions anyway. Instead she leaned forward on the counter, resting her elbows on the cool granite.
"So tell me more about Reign," she said. "Do you know anything, in particular, about her boyfriend Bastian?"
Pak hadn't seemed to recognize his name, but Aishe figured it couldn't hurt to ask. She knew he was covering something up and she and Kem both had a pretty decent idea what that something was. They hadn't asked outright and Aishe was halfway wishing they had.
Pakpao
16 years ago
Pak just grinned at the observation that she hadn’t yelled since she got her. She didn’t often ‘yell’ per say and when she did it was a sure sign she was out of control. Usually she could keep that sort of thing semi private. She was trying not to brood though and just let things slide.
The change of topic was well received. She fished a cherry from her own glass and chewed it thoughtfully trying to think if she knew anything at all about Reign’s boyfriend.
“Not much. She’d just quit a teaching job when I met her, she’s from Chicago, trying to finish up her dissertation but I don’t remember what in. Something about literature I think.”
It hadn’t been computer related, and while Pak had a broad range of interests the exact topic had slid outside of them and she’d therefore forgotten it.
“She has a fairly huge family. I’m not sure about him. When we first met she was married, I know she told me she’d divorced but she hadn’t mentioned a boyfriend. Although the name sounds familiar and I’ll grantee you she isn’t the kind to have an affair or cheat on any one.”
Pak was certain she’d heard of Bastian, but she couldn’t remember why or how or in what context. It would come to her later. It didn’t seem terribly pressing either.
She also didn’t feel bad sharing that little bit with Aishe, Reign herself would share that much with just about any one.
“Why the sudden interest?”
Kem had asked too. It was… different.
The change of topic was well received. She fished a cherry from her own glass and chewed it thoughtfully trying to think if she knew anything at all about Reign’s boyfriend.
“Not much. She’d just quit a teaching job when I met her, she’s from Chicago, trying to finish up her dissertation but I don’t remember what in. Something about literature I think.”
It hadn’t been computer related, and while Pak had a broad range of interests the exact topic had slid outside of them and she’d therefore forgotten it.
“She has a fairly huge family. I’m not sure about him. When we first met she was married, I know she told me she’d divorced but she hadn’t mentioned a boyfriend. Although the name sounds familiar and I’ll grantee you she isn’t the kind to have an affair or cheat on any one.”
Pak was certain she’d heard of Bastian, but she couldn’t remember why or how or in what context. It would come to her later. It didn’t seem terribly pressing either.
She also didn’t feel bad sharing that little bit with Aishe, Reign herself would share that much with just about any one.
“Why the sudden interest?”
Kem had asked too. It was… different.
Aishe
16 years ago
Aishe was slightly dismayed to hear tha Pak knew nothing about Bastian. She shook her head at Pak in a distracted manner. "He seems very protective of her, that's all. Very... I don't know, edgy, I suppose."
Then she smiled. "Although that's probably because poor Reign had some bad luck recently. I guess that's partly why we've been keeping an eye out for her, too."
She told Pak what she knew of the theft at Reign's place. "She said they didn't seem to have taken anything, but I think that just makes it even stranger."
There were so many unanswered questions about it; Aishe was tempted to do some sleuthing on her own but it wasn't her business and it was in the past now. Reign had Bastian watching out for her and Aishe doubted he would understand or appreciate their prying; it was enough to simply do the neighborly thing and keep a watch on the house, which they most certainly could do, being up all night.
Then she smiled. "Although that's probably because poor Reign had some bad luck recently. I guess that's partly why we've been keeping an eye out for her, too."
She told Pak what she knew of the theft at Reign's place. "She said they didn't seem to have taken anything, but I think that just makes it even stranger."
There were so many unanswered questions about it; Aishe was tempted to do some sleuthing on her own but it wasn't her business and it was in the past now. Reign had Bastian watching out for her and Aishe doubted he would understand or appreciate their prying; it was enough to simply do the neighborly thing and keep a watch on the house, which they most certainly could do, being up all night.
Pakpao
16 years ago
Pak snorted and absently fiddled with unlit clove. She couldn’t see Reign tolerating an over protective or controlling significant other. Maybe she’d drop in on the girl in the near future. If the relationship was unhealthy, it should be easy enough to chase the guy off. After all, that’s why god invented fangs.
Hearing about the break in though she frowned, quite a black expression. Apparently she was going to need to pay more attention to the few random humans she knew about Nachton. Maybe she could get Reign a job in the Archives, she was no slouch with Latin and Classical what not and any little bit of protection she could offer wasn’t a bad thing. Her mind touched briefly on the idea of making Reign a familiar, but that needed to be thought through more. Much, MUCH more. At least Kem and Aishe were her neighbors, that gave Pak a little bit of comfort.
“Well it sounds like she didn’t give them much of a chance to take anything. She’s an onry thing.”
More fidgeting with the clove. But she determinedly left it unlit. She’d just go through half a pack back at the Tower.
“You can’t tell me gossiping about your neighbors is the most entertaining thing you have going tonight. We could hack Anantya or TP the art museum or watch a movie.”
Pak grinned at Aishe’s reaction and followed her off to the living room to find an appropriate flick… and maybe some popcorn later.
((OOC… both out with permission))
Hearing about the break in though she frowned, quite a black expression. Apparently she was going to need to pay more attention to the few random humans she knew about Nachton. Maybe she could get Reign a job in the Archives, she was no slouch with Latin and Classical what not and any little bit of protection she could offer wasn’t a bad thing. Her mind touched briefly on the idea of making Reign a familiar, but that needed to be thought through more. Much, MUCH more. At least Kem and Aishe were her neighbors, that gave Pak a little bit of comfort.
“Well it sounds like she didn’t give them much of a chance to take anything. She’s an onry thing.”
More fidgeting with the clove. But she determinedly left it unlit. She’d just go through half a pack back at the Tower.
“You can’t tell me gossiping about your neighbors is the most entertaining thing you have going tonight. We could hack Anantya or TP the art museum or watch a movie.”
Pak grinned at Aishe’s reaction and followed her off to the living room to find an appropriate flick… and maybe some popcorn later.
((OOC… both out with permission))